discovered, fairfax county detectives got the confession that revealed the truth about how she died. the portrait of a happy family. a shot taken on vacation. just a few weeks later, marine veteran caleb crew killed his wife, andrea. the two had been to court that day, a previous domestic violence charge against him was dropped. andrea's body was found in the okay would kwan river two days later. detectives chris flanagan and derek green brought crew into the vermont police station to talk. >> take a deep breath and walk us through it. i know you can do it. >> finally, crew begins to break. he tells detectives, as the couple drove home after court, they argued. crew parked the jeep in a parking lot. andrea threatened to call 911. >> she did start to call 911. i took the phone. i grabbed her out of her chair.

she only weighs 112 pounds. i strangled her in the back seat. >> what did he say to andrea, ask detectives. >> first thing i said, i said goodbye. i knew once i went down that path i couldn't go back. help me, she said. please, caleb. i started crying, but i couldn't stop. >> crew tells detectives, though his wife lay lifeless in the suv, he checked and found a pulse so he took off the tie he had worn to court and wrapped it around her neck. >> when you say you put it on, what do you mean? >> around her neck. >> tightly? >> yeah. >> why? >> to finish the job.

>> when crew pleaded guilty last month, the prosecutor credited the detectives for their skillful work in obtaining that evidence. coming up at 6:00, what crew had to say about what he did next when he drove to the river. >> julie, thank you. the university of virginia's first choice to investigate a reported culture of rape is now out. turns out, he was a member of my cappa sci fraternity, the same named in a "rolling stone" article in which a student claims she was gang raped by seven frat brothers. charlottesville police are also investigating the rape accusations from 2012. the fraternity has suspended all activities at uva and just today the university sent letters to all students and alumni, pledging to address the issues raised in the article. a former university of virginia lacrosse player accused of killing his ex-girlfriend will not have that conviction thrown out. court documents reveal the virginia supreme court refused

to hear his appeal. he's serving a 23-year prison term for the beating death of yeardley love. prosecutors say he killed her in a drunken rage. lawyers filed the appeal, raising questions about jury selection and the absence of one of his attorneys who was sick during that trial. >> developing now, a crash causing major delays on the 14th street bridge. chris lawrence is at our live desk. >> major is right, wendy. this backup is going miles back on 395 into virginia. let's take a live look now. as you can see, some traffic now starting to go over the 14th street bridge. when this crash first happened about an hour ago, all lanes northbound were blocked on the bridge. there was a four-vehicle accident right near the point -- just before the split, where if you stay left, you can stay on 14th street. stay right, you can stay on 395 into the city. all of those lanes were blocked. about 20, 30 minutes ago, they did open up the right lane going northbound, so at least some

traffic is going through. but at this point, still, you're talking about backups two miles from the 27 exit. so even if people wanted to get off 27 there at the pentagon, shoot over to 110 and come up the key bridge, that's not an option because they're stuck in traffic two miles back. the only option might be get off on king street, cut over to route 50 or 66 and take that into the city. but really bad time for this to happen right in the middle of rush hour. we'll keep you updated on where this crash is going next. at the live desk, i'm chris lawrence. this weekend marks 20 years since one of the darkest days in d.c. history, and tears are still being shed today over the deadly shooting inside the district's police headquarters. we all remember it. news4's derrick ward has more from the memorial held today in northwest washington. ♪ >> reporter: it was a time of remembrance and a time for tears. emotions came to the foreat st.

patrick's church. two decades can't erase of the emotion of that day 20 years ago when a gunman took a it tech-9 and opened fire in the squad room used by an fbi task force. lawson would later kill himself. police chief fred thomas, in the building at the time, remembers it as if it were yesterday. >> i was no stranger to death and dying. i've been on the scene of many robberieses and shootings. but nothing prepared me for that experience. >> we remember them most of all for how they lived. >> reporter: 35-year-old martha dixon-martin, the first woman ever assigned to an fbi s.w.a.t. team came to the task force with a sense of duty and devotion. >> she was there with her friends and she was going to stay there and fight for her friends and defend them. and that's what she did. >> reporter: agent michael john miller, born and raised in prince george's county, he quit the bureau, practiced law and came back to the fbi. one of his sons is now poised to join the fbi himself. his sister says he's watching from somewhere now with an eternal sense of duty. >> he is starting to grumble.

his time is wasting. it is time to get back to work and the task at hand and continue to work together making this city. >> reporter: sergeant henry hank daly was a former marine with a love for classic mustangs. all those who died or wounded were part of a family. >> it's hard to believe it's been 20 years since i lost my brother. in fact, i lost two brothers on that day. and a sister and almost lost a third. >> reporter: the killings came at the height of d.c.'s murder capital days when others in law enforcement earned the sad honor of a place on this memorial wall. derrick ward, news4. coming up at 6:00 tonight, we'll hear from the lone fbi agent who survived that shooting 20 years ago. wendy? tonight in montgomery county, a substitute teacher is in jail, charged with inappropriately touching multiple students. news4's kristin wright is live

in gaithersburg where parents were outraged to hear these accusations were separated by a decade and the teacher worked at schools in between. kristin. >> reporter: the n allegations against jose pineda are from a student and a former student here in gaithersburg. now that makes the total of four alleged victims. new criminal charges against former montgomery county substitute teacher jose pineda. a 23-year-old woman who went to forest oak middle school says pineda touched her inappropriately ten years ago. court documents say pineda put his hand on her thigh while she was seated at her desk, and that she and her mother reported it to the principal then. pineda continued to teach in montgomery county. now a decade later, two more girls have come forward. >> i think it's alarming to have something like this happen. and i really don't know what administrators can do, because, you know, they can't be with

people, with teachers, staff, all of the time. >> reporter: a sixth grader at ridge view middle school says pineda brushed up against her back side and put the hand up the back of her shorts last year. another student says the sub brushed up against her several times last year. and a girl at roberto clemente says pineda touched her also. >> depending on the age, most children don't make things up. there is some truth behind it. you always hear where there is smoke there is sometimes fire. >> reporter: we asked the montgomery county school district what happened after that student and her mother made that report to the principal. tonight at 6:00, we'll have their response. live in gaithersburg, kristin wright, news4. the man who was arrested for having a gun near the white house may not be in jail for long. rj cappum reached a plea deal. the iowa man is expected to plead to a misdemeanor charge on monday.

he had 37 rounds of ammo in his car this wednesday. he said the president called him and invited him to the white house. president obama hit the road again today to sell his new immigration plan to the american public. his first stop, las vegas, where immigrants watched him announce new deportation rules last night. the plan will give more than 4 million undocumented immigrants the chance to apply for work permits, and a temporary reprieve from deportation. the president told the crowd today that he believes in the american dream. >> it continues the promise that here in america, you can make it if you try. regardless of where you come from. regardless of the circumstances of your birth. >> republicans aren't happy. they say the president's order ignores the law and rejects the voice of the voter. in the meantime, republicans filed a different lawsuit today goodness the obama white house.

house republicans say the president broke the law to implement obamacare. speaker john boehner says the president waived the employer mandate and transferred money to insurance companies without the approval of congress. the lawsuit claims the president used money designated by congress for other purposes. democrats call it a political sideshow and a waste of money. millions of dollars from d.c.'s child and family services budget will be shifted to help pay for homeless families this winter. city law requires the government to provide housing if the temperature falls below freezing. d.c. general, the largest family shelter in the district, does have room for 240 families. but it already has 200 living there. today, city officials announced deals with two hotels, allowing the city to rent rooms for the homeless at discounted rates for the next six months. and it feels like we're in the middle of winter right now. but doug says there is another big change heading our way. doug? >> oh, a huge change. this is the kind of change a lot

of are you talking about that you really want to see right now. because we've been so cold over the last few days and really over the last week. take a look at the numbers. currently 37 degrees in washington. 30 in gaithersburg. 36 in frederick. 29 in hagerstown. we are going to see a very cold night tonight. the high temperature today, 40 degrees. take a look at this. the roller coaster, going up over the next couple days. up to 70 -- 70 by monday. but guess what? the roller coasters always go up and then come crashing right back down. i've got all of the weather for you, including the weekend and first look at thanksgiving in a minute. now at 5:00 tonight, more fallout for bill cosby. new pictures allegedly taken by one of his accusers. and security changes for a performance that is still on tonight. feds intercept a package from that florida state shooter, and what they found in the box that was mailed to electialexan virginia. crystal-clear video of another holiday package theft. how to make sure your deliveries

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the man who opened fire inside the florida state university library apparently sent eight friends packages before the shooting, and one of them was sent to alexandria. we know the package arrived in our area today, and the fbi inspected it. investigators tell us there was nothing harmful inside the package. police down in tallahassee believe myron may wounded three people in that shooting. he was shot and killed by

officers. investigators tell us he thought the government was targeting him for persecution. more fallout this evening for bill cosby as two more of the comedian's shows are cancelled. >> we're seeing new images snapped by one of the growing number of women who are accusing the comedian of assault. news4's chris lawrence is here with more on that. chris? >> yeah, wendy. these new photos are polaroids from 1982. they come from janice dickinson who says she snapped them in lake tahoe while in bill cosby's hotel room. the pics show him sitting in a patchwork robe. dickinson said she took them with her polaroid camera after she took a pill he gave her. the last thing she remembers is cosby dropping the robe and coming towards her. she woke up the next day and claims she was date raped. promoters cancelled two more of his shows, one scheduled for monday in illinois, another next

friday in las vegas. cosby did take the stage last might in the bahamas, speaking to a volunteer service group that was made up you mainly of women, and cosby is still going to perform tonight at eastern florida state college. the school says it's not aware of any planned protest, but it is adding security inside and outside the theater, just in case. >> all right. chris lawrence. well now to more delays following that big water main break in maryland. we have learned work will continue through rush hour well into the night. that break on wednesday night undermined a bigger than expected area of silver hill road. that's a big commuter route for prince george's county. that water main is fixed, so consumers in that area do have their water back on. next month, new express lanes along i-95 are expected to open but some drivers could be caught off guard. the 29-mile stretch of toll lanes will replace the current hov lanes. you can ride in them free if you have three or more people.

but you must have an ezpass with a flex switch. only a third of drivers have that kind. like the icc and maryland, the new express lanes will also have no cash toll booths. well, the roller coaster is going up, apparently. >> yeah. we like that direction. >> always fun. >> that's where a lot of people want to get off and stay. >> at the peak. >> where the temperatures come back. we're going from 70, and right now it feels like 30. we're going to get to 70 potentially on monday. that's a 40-degree temperature swing, but it's not going to stay that way. you know that. first off, take a look outside and show how things are happening across our region. first, we're going to take a look at buffalo. that's buffalo, for sure. again, some areas picked up 6 to 7 feet of snow. one place even picking up 80 inches of snow. that is just amazing to see that much of snow in parts of the area. that is more than we get in an entire season, and they have seen that in three days. the big problem now as they dig out, they could see some rain,

and they could see some flooding. that is a very big concern as warmer air moves that way. that same warm air will move our way eventually, but not now. 37 degrees, winds out of the northwest at 12 miles per hour. 12-mile-an-hour wind is going to make things a whole lot cooler this evening. look at the numbers. down to 27. that's the wind chill. 21 hagerstown, 31 in fredericksburg, and 26 in patuxent river. make sure you bundle up, if you're headed to the wizards game as we take on the cleveland cavaliers. come on, wiz. storm team 4 regard, nothing to show across our area. hopefully looking up towards buffalo. look what's going on there. more snow happening right now around that region. fortunately, and this is lake-effect snow. fortunately, it's not going to cause a big deal tonight. the bigger deal comes with those warmer temperatures and the rain that comes in for them. that same system will bring us rain, as well. we'll be on the mild side on sunday. here we are around 5:00 sunday afternoon, nice and mild.

then watch what happens during the evening hours. the entire day sunday will be dry. do not cancel any plans sunday. but sunday night, if you're going to beout, here we are around midnight. notice the rain coming in. and some of this rain will be heavy at times overnight sunday night. but by monday morning, here we are at 7:00 a.m. we're on the clear side. so we're not expecting this to impact our rush hour monday morning. however, you will hear it on the rooftops on sunday night. tonight, it's just the cold. down to 27 in d.c. most areas in the teens tonight. down to 18 in gaithersburg. 17 in leesburg. 19 in culpeper. we're getting pretty used to this around this area. we do want to see that warmup and once again, it's coming. tomorrow even feeling better. partly sunny, temperatures 43 to about degrees during the afternoon. your impact forecast for your saturday on the low side for sure. not much of a weather impact for you as we are just looking at sunshine. and not so cold temperatures. if you're playing soccer tomorrow, maybe towards chantilly, 29 degrees at 7:00 a.m. 9:00 a.m., 34. rising through the day, up to the mid to upper 40s.

so we're looking pretty good for tomorrow. but it gets a whole lot better. sunday, even with some cloud cover, should be a great day with a high temperature of 59. again, rain sunday night into monday morning. but monday, a high of 70. we'll call it a chance for showers late in the day on monday. but a high of 70 degrees. here's the roller coaster up and then right back down as we head towards thanksgiving. something else we're watching a storm system wednesday. could bring rain, maybe some snow and that could affect your travel plans. that's something we'll be watching. amelia segal will have more on that this weekend. guys? >> all right. well, a bit of a beer boom in northern virginia. the number of craft breweries soaring. a new company, the luckettes mill hop works coming to loudoun county. the first hops processing plant in the area. hops the essential ingredient for beer. but the plants have to be brewed or processed within two hours of harvest. this local facility is going to encourage farmers to plant hops and off brewers a new source for

their product. >> what we're trying to do is bring back to the east coast a strong, hot movement, where we have a local product. they can go into our local beers and virginia can support their beer habit. and we're just trying to mend that gap. >> the state presented a check -- grant money for the company to get started. loudoun county is also chipping in. this plant may be running by next fall. he's a murder victim with a masters. now police say they have solved a local murder mystery. find out who was just arrested. plus, holiday thieves caught on camera. we have some pretty creative new ways to make sure you're not one of the victims. and a lot of folks will be hitting the road for the thanksgiving holiday. find out how to make sure your find out how to make sure your ride is ready for the long haul.

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get a free exclusive usher song in specially marked honeynut cheerios boxes. only at walmart. take a good look at the guy in this surveillance video. police tell us he stole packages right off someone's porch. you can see him walking up casually with a trash bag there. he then starts to put boxes into that bag before he walks right off. this happened late last month along brown street northwest in d.c.'s mt. pleasant neighborhood. that's just outside ward 4 where police have already warned residents to look out for package thieves. with the holidays fast approaching, that's a scene we could see play out time and time again. >> but there are some things you can do to avoid that -- avoid

becoming a victim. if shipping to your office or having a neighbor grab your package aren't options for you, you can always have items delivered to the post office, and most locations have those p.o. boxes you can rent out. >> big box stores also now offer in-store pickup. target will let you know which stores have items in stock. then when you check out, select pickup, and usually within a few hours it will be ready. and amazon also has a service called amazon locker. it allows you to go to secure delivery locations, like a 7-eleven, and when it's delivered, you get a text or e-mail with a code for your pickup. most of the participating local stores appear to be in northern virginia. more than 1 million people in our area will be driving out of town next week and you can imagine how busy those road assistant crews are going to be. >> so this weekend is the time to make sure your car is ready for the road. here's consumer reporter erika gonzal gonzales.

>> reporter: about how many people do you get the day before thanksgiving that expect to be out that same day? >> we get more than we should. >> reporter: jamie runs this mechanics shop at the exxon in georgetown. >> holidays bring up a big flurry of cars. >> reporter: he says he and his team will see about 15 cars a day this next week. people typically hit the road to give thanks, but before you head to grandma's house, it's a good idea to have your tires rotated, oil changed, and/or belts and hoses checked. >> you know that you need certain work done. you definitely want to call around a few shops, three or four shops and get pricing. >> reporter: kevin with consumers checkbook, a nonprofit site that rates businesses based on consumer survey says it's worth it to shop around. price differences can be astronomical. >> for example, to replace the water pump in a toyota camry, we found differences from $375 to more than $2,000 for the exact same job. >> well, decision day is nearing

and protesters are not the only ones getting ready. >> right now at 5:00 tonight, the fear of the future in ferguson, missouri. how the possible indictment is already impacting our area. and now even some schools are making changes. and a dream vacation ends in tragedy for one family. the unexpected disaster on a trip to disney. and a head doctor at nih says there is one thing that can be done to help with the fight against ebola in america.

you're watching news4 at 5:00. big stories developing right now at 5:30. >> we have team coverage. protesters and police bracing for a decision from ferguson. >> lebron is in town and we have a one-on-one. plus, get ready for another big temperature swing. but first, now at 5:00, a prince william county official is out of a job, accused of indecent exposure while he was behind the wheel. news4's molette green has the latest from woodbridge. >> reporter: just a short while ago, i spoke to the county's spokesman, who told me, as of yesterday, raymond uts no longer works here, but he would not say if he was fired or resigned. 49-year-old raymond utts, pictured here on his linked in page is now out of a job as second in command of prince william county's planning board two days after his arrest. at his fredericksburg home, an american flag is prominently

displayed. but no answer after we knocked on his door. both alleged incidents happened on monday. two women from the woodbridge area told police very similar stories. while stopped at intersections near smoke town road and old bridge road. they say a man pulled up beside them while they were stopped and exposed himself. and then displayed an obscene sexual gesture. the victims were able to call police with a description of the car and license plate. raymond utts faces two counts of indecent exposure and two counts of obscene sexual display. they are misdemeanors. at 6:00, reaction from the folks here in it prince william county. in woodbridge, molette green, news4. an arrest and motive tonight behind the murder of a maryland man discovered dead in his running car. police found sado alex ba dead in his car monday in the town of

millersville. that's 40 miles away from his home in gaithersburg. trapelle gunter is charged in the murder. ba was an unlicensed cab driver and he and gunter were in an argument that led to the shooting. no decision yet on whether a grand jury will indict that ferguson police officer in the shooting death of michael brown. still, activists, including brown's family are calling for calm. we learned the special ops division of the police department is on special alert this weekend in case of protest. here is nbc's craig melvin with the latest. >> reporter: good afternoon from ferguson, missouri, once again. here's a community that continues to wait not just, of course, ferguson, but cities all over this country. cities like washington, d.c. waiting for that 12-person grand jury to announce that it has reached some sort of decision. speculation swirls that it could be this weekend. but that notoriously tight-lipped st. louis county prosecutor's office has not said

whether that will, in fact, be the case. meanwhile, two school districts have gone ahead and cancelled classes monday and tuesday. the students are already set to be out of class on wednesday, thursday and friday for the thanksgiving holiday. meanwhile, last night, protesters and police once again squared off outside the ferguson police station. there were three protesters arrested last night on top of the six protesters arrested two nights ago. last night was also the first time that we have seen pepper spray used in some time. lots of tension here in ferguson as, again, once again, everyone continues to wait on that grand jury decision. that's the very latest from here on the ground. we'll send it back to you. police call for help in a decades-old crime. the sheriff's department in bedford county, virginia, is asking the public now about a 1960s or '70s model station wagon. they believe it may have been hidden in or removed from a barn, shed or out building.

authorities believe finding out about that vehicle may help them solve the lyon case from 1975 when 12-year-old sheila and 10-year-old kathryn were kidnapped from a wheaton shopping area. one theory is the vehicle could have been transported the girls to bedford county and then hidden. nfl star adrian peterson says he will never use a switch to punish his child again. he made that statement to "usa today." the vikings running back will have a hearing next month to challenge his season-long suspension. peterson pleaded no contest earlier this month to misdemeanor reckless assault on his 4-year-old son. >> reporter: i'm jason pugh here at the verizon center, the biggest game of the season so far for the wizards tonight. they host the cavaliers. lebron james is back in cleveland and the rivalry between the two teams is back. one rivalry has never gone away.

paul pierce versus lebron james. these two men have a love/hate relationship. frenemies would be the best word to describe the two of them. >> i see lebron walking down the street, there's no fist fight. i've got a lot of respect for him. >> reporter: 64 times throughout their careers, paul pierce and lebron james have faced each other. the wins are split right down the middle. 32 victories for the man they call "the truth" and 32 for "king james." >> over the years, we see michael jordan and tracee mcgrady. i think that's stuff you see throughout the course of time when great players play against other great players. it brings the best out. >> the most consistent guy on the floor. and it has been great. like you said. 32-32. someone will have the edge after tonight. more importantly, it's the competition and teams we have been on. >> it's like fighting for the same girl, you know.

i don't want to be cool with that guy. >> reporter: being best friends forever probably not in the future for these two players. but the respect will always be there. >> it's been great to compete against him in my career. he's challenged me, i've challenged him. we've been in the same conference over 12 years. so it's been extremely fun and competitive. and we need to keep it going. >> reporter: now so many people are excited to see this match-up. paul pierce versus lebron james. wizards and cavaliers. their reaction on our facebook page has been tremendous. tip-off tonight here at the verizon center at 8:00. we'll see if the wizards can recover from their first home loss they suffered just a few days ago. from the verizon center, jason pugh, news4 sports. more national attention tonight for the redskins' name controversy. "new york" magazine just released the cover for its december edition. artist bruce mccaul says he wanted to show what shows the, quote, cultural arrogance of one

side back to the 1600s and the first thanksgiving. team owner dan snyder says the name is a badge of honor and he will never change it. now at 5:00, remembering the local doctor who died after treating people with ebola. his wife is talking to news4 about his passion for healing. >> and i prayed that more people will be like him. and we're checking for updates on the health of former mayor, marion barry. when he could be out of the hospital. i'm tracking rain making its way in for part of your weekend. mostly sunday night here. what are you going to need? we're talking the big umbrellas. rain could be heavy at times. i'll show when it moves in and what else to expect the next few

new images tonight of the man police say kidnapped at least two women, both in fairfax county. and both times, the suspect was carrying a gun, and forced the women to drive around to atms and take out cash before he dropped them off at a metro station. the first was in a parking lot on nuttily street. the second at the vienna metro station. police say the suspect walks with a lp on his right side police are taking action tonight in response to a news 4 i-team investigation. our scott macfarlane recently revealed potential dangers along the train tracks in prince

george's county. and as he reports now, there are new efforts to keep people away from the trouble spots. scott? >> the investigation found more than 100 people hit by trains while illegally walking along d.c. area train tracks just in the past three years. those people either injured or killed. and our i-team cameras showed this train track trespassing happening frequently in hyattsville, riverdale and beltsville. and in each of the locations, people have recently been hit or hurt. after our report, csx police and safety groups dispatched patrols near the tracks in prince george's county, including at those locations ided by the i-team. >> we have signs you'll see, no trespassing signs, letting people know if you go beyond that point you are illegally trespassing on private property. >> tonight, why so many people are crossing those train tracks illegally in our area and do they turn away when they see

those cops manning a post in the trespassing hot spots. our i-team camera is rolling. you'll see it tonight at 11:00. wendy. >> all right. thank you, scott. the maryland surgeon who answered a calling to help in the ebola crisis. his widow speaking about about her final words with her husband. and d.c. naebds neighborhoods are bustling and foods are fueling the economy. we'll look at the hot spots and how a fork and spoon are helping some communities turn things around.

a heartbreaking service today for a mother and her little girl lost in a house fire. mary barkes and her 7-year-old

daughter emily were killed on november 5th. they were remembered today in a memorial service. william barkes and 11-year-old sarah survived the fire. he tried to get back inside to rescue his wife and younger child but the blaze was too big. the arlington fire department has established a fund now to help the family. he died working to save others. >> and tonight that dedication is being remembered. family and friends gathered at a memorial today for dr. martin salia. his wife told news4 she got to talk to him before he died from ebola this week. and shared how he lived his life fully to the very end. darcy spencer reports. >> reporter: as satu salia hugs her son following a mass held in honor of her husband, dr. martin salia who died after contracting the ebola virus. >> it means a lot to me. because that was so touching. >> reporter: mrs. salia and her

family live in prince george's county. she sat down with us to talk about her husband of 22 years. dr. salia contracted ebola while working in sierra leone and died at a hospital in nebraska november 17th. >> they tried everything in their power to save his life. >> reporter: mrs. salia said she was able to talk to her husband and see him through a camera set up in his hospital room. >> he wasn't afraid to die. always what makes him happy is to save lives. >> reporter: the service was held at saint mary's in landover hills, where one of their sons is an eighth grader. and he his brother were altar servers. the younger brother's teacher, mary, told him -- >> if each of them strives to be half the person what your dad was, what a wonderful world this would be. >> reporter: salia said her husband lived by his faith, and that's what she is doing now, hoping he set an example of selfless sacrifice for others to

follow. >> pray that more people will be like him, to really help the people in need. the people that are sick. the people that are suffering. >> reporter: in prince george's county, darcy spencer, news4. >> mrs. salia said she made a promise to her husband as he was dying. more on that coming up in our next hour. a leading ebola expert says tonight the best way to protect americans is to remain focused on the ongoing outbreak in west africa. new cases are declining in liberia, but on the rise in sierra leone. >> the fact is, it is not over, and we should be very careful to think we are going in the direction of it being over. there is still a long way to go. >> dr. fauci says an ebola vaccine developed at nih will remove or move into an advanced trial in west africa by the beginning of january. no guarantees, but the early

results are encouraging. the weekend is here, and we might be getting a break from this cold weather. doug. >> >> we're going to get a big break. temperatures going up 40 degrees from the way it felt today to where it will be during the day on monday. take a look. first off, show you the cold numbers. 37 d.c. 28 gaithersburg. 34 down towards ft. belvoir. if you're headed out this evening, it is going to be a cold night. you'll need the jacket. on the town this evening, what can we expect? once again, temperatures will be in the 30s if you're downtown. no matter where you are, look at the numbers. 35 by 7:00. 32 by 9:00. dropping to 29 degrees at 11:00. i know a lot of people going down to watch the wizards tonight. copying out of that game, cold for sure. nothing on the radar, though. no rain, no snow. however, that's going to be a factor during the day on sunday. we've got some moisture back to the west, and we also have very warm air. that warm air making its way up here during the day tomorrow first, but really during the day on sunday. let's talk about those temperatures tomorrow. a high of 49 degrees in d.c. so a lot warmer than today.

still on the cold side after a very chilly start. 48 in leesburg. 50 towards the fredericksburg area. but we go even higher than that. we go to 59 degrees on sunday. we go to 70 on monday. 70 degrees. now we do see rain on sunday night. but once again, most of the day on sunday will be dry. great time to download the storm team 4 weather app, however. you can follow that rain as it moves in, if you're out and about on your sunday night. 57 degrees on tuesday. and then watching wednesday. of course, wednesday, a big day for travel ahead of thanksgiving. thanksgiving, 43 degrees. but right now wednesday looks like we could see a little bit of rain, maybe even a little snow mixed in. that's something we'll be watching. if you've got some extra time tomorrow between 11:00 and 3:00, head down to the unitarian church on river road for the finnish christmas bazaar, guys. they made us a great gingerbread house -- thank you, veronica. and some goodies. i know you guys want some of this. it's in the weather center. river road for the finnish

christmas bazaar. >> okay. just don't finish it before we get there. yeah, okay. couldn't resist. >> yeah. want to invigorate a tired neighborhood or breathe life into a dead part of town? open a hot restaurant. washington has seen a real estate boom in recent years within the inner city neighborhoods, exploding in popularity. and some of the credit can be found at the end of a fork. >> dbgb is the latest offering from daniel blue, one of the top chefs in the country with seven restaurants in new york. this is blue's first restaurant in d.c. and he open itted it downtown at city center, a location that surprised him. >> no. nothing in this neighborhood. i thought maybe if i ever come back to d.c., it will be georgetown. >> reporter: downtown is just one neighborhood in washington that is radically changed since he was apprentice chef here in 1980. >> i was living on 22nd and t

near dupont circle. and anything sort of south of that or east of that was always a challenge. >> reporter: in recent years, some chefs took on that challenge, and now 14th street crowded with some of the hottest restaurants in town. and it's spreading. >> i see that over and over again, where you know, this lone restauranteur starts out and becomes this ground swell. >> reporter: the red hen in the blooming dale neighborhood. eat the rich, and mocking bird hill in shaw. and pet worth is now home to chet billy. it also feeds the economy, bringing a fresh flow of people with disposable incomes in forgotten corners of town. and soon developers notice. >> a good chef moves in, and a developer can say, hey, look. look who we have here. you'll want to live in these residences above the restaurant. >> reporter: the chef says washington is now creating

villages, thanks to this symbiotic relationship between a chef and his surroundings. >> every neighborhood needs a real social center. and i think restaurant is the real social center for every neighborhood. >> reporter: apparently, the way to a neighborhood's heart is through its stomach. >> anacostia is the next corner of the city that could use a culinary boost. >> you're making us hungry. a social media push to help find a stolen food truck in virginia. all-new at 6:00 tonight, how the crime is cutting into one business owner's bottom line. plus, a family tragedy during a dream trip. what went so terribly wrong during a disney vacation.

some kids around the district, the idea of becoming a doctor is only a dream. >> but as news4's zachary kiesch reports, some local doctors are working to change that with a hands-on learning experience. >> reporter: this is a third year med student at howard university. but today he's wearing a different hat. teaching inner city youngsters about careers in the medical field. and leading by example. >> i think it's highly important. you only know what you're exposed to. >> reporter: it's called mentoring in medicine. today in collaboration with the association of american medical colleges, the program took more

than 200 students from around the area out of their typical classrooms and let them learn from the pros. it's for people like alana o'quinn, a senior at flowers high school. >> i just finished removing sand from a cow's eyeball. that was cool. >> reporter: there were other exercises too, like doing stitches on a banana. >> the program was started in 2007. started by three emergency medicine physicians out of the bronx, new york. >> reporter: president and ceo, darryl curt, says widening access helps everyone. >> we think it's so important as our country becomes more diverse, to have more diversity in medicine than the other health professions. >> reporter: and to get there, the program is using other young minorities, many from the same circumstances to bridge the gap. the goal is that they see a little of themselves in these kids. >> very valuable. i will look back on this day forever. >> reporter: a day to soak up a new lesson. a day to embrace a dream that goes beyond their current

expectations. reporting in northwest d.c., zachary kiesch, news4. a look back now to 2004 for a happy update on this little girl. >> aww. >> the girl in pink featured on wednesday's child here on nbc 4 a decade ago. aniyha is 14. tomorrow her sister will adopt her on the 28th annual national adoption day. our barbara harrison will be there when a record number of our wednesday's children will have their adoptions finalized in d.c. superior court tomorrow. and a publicist for marion barry says he is recognizing comfortably in the hospital, doing well, and he hopes to go home later tonight. the d.c. council member and former mayor went to the hospital yesterday complaining of a urinary tract infection. they hospitalized him as a precaution. this is a similar problem that sent him to the hospital earlier this year. barry's annual turkey give-away is this tuesday. a texas family's dream vacation ended in tragedy this week.

>> they were on their way to disney world, and their 16-year-old was driving when their vehicle wound up rolling through a highway median strip and five of them were killed. >> we talk with those who knew the victims. >> reporter: at jfk elementary school in terrell, michael hardman was a second grade teacher and also a youth baseball coach where his kids went to school. >> these kinds of things, we do know each other. we've been in each other's homes. we have watched each other's kids play baseball. >> he did not meet a stranger. he loved kids and held those accounts accountable to the highest standards, and he'll surely be missed. >> reporter: michael hardman met trudi when he was also a teacher at wills point primary school where she was still teaching kindergarten. their home in between the two towns has a terrell address. their boys were a blended family of previous marriages, but 4-year-old casey was their child together. as they headed for a family

vacation, relatives told us they planned driving two hours at a time for safety. but when their tahoe rolled through the median, louisiana state police say six of the eight riders were not wearing seat belts. >> just a kick in the head, if you will, for this to happen. >> reporter: the schools are informing parents of the teachers' students. >> since they're second-graders, i really believe that type of discussion needs to take place in the home with their parents. >> we tell our kids, you've got to love each other, hug each other, care about each other, hang on to each other and we'll go forward. news4 at 6:00 begins with the rising tensions in ferguson, missouri. a grand jury decision on whether to charge officer darren wilson in the shooting death of unarmed teenager, michael brown, is now expected this weekend. schools are extending next week's thanksgiving break, so students can stay home and avoid any protests. today attorney general eric holder made a new call for

peace, no matter the outcome. and as we told you yesterday, some d.c. police officers will not be able to take leave or vacation this weekend in case protesters erupt here. jay gray is in ferguson with our report. jay? >> reporter: hey there. yeah, officials say the grand jury did meet today, and that they do expect at some time this weekend to hear from them. although at this point we have heard nothing. again, a decision could come this weekend. protesters gathered outside the fergus police department last night, just like they have most every night since michael brown was killed. three people were arrested as tensions, anticipation and the crowds continue to grow here ahead of what many believe will be a decision this weekend from the grand jury considering charges against police officer darren wilson. >> hurting others and destroying property is not the answer. >> reporter: in a public service announcement,